Showing posts with label breast cancer genes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breast cancer genes. Show all posts

Monday, 6 January 2014

Breast Cancer 'Genes' Affect Certain Races More



You remember Angelina Julie's announcement of having gone through double mastectomy based on a gene she is carrying? Genes and breast cancer are now more in the public conscious and awareness. One of the facts about the related genes, 'BRCA1 and BRCA2 is that they can be concentrated in a certain ethnicity or group of people. This post talks about one of these groups and their touchy struggle.